Bank of America
Total assets: $1.82 trillion
TARP money received: $45 billion
2008 results: $2.56 billion in profits
Stock performance: -73.6%*
Had it not been for Merrill Lynch, many wonder if Bank of America would be in much better position today. The deal required the government to cough up an additional $20 billion in government assistance, and cost CEO Ken Lewis his role as chairman. Many analysts believe the nation's largest consumer bank by deposits may have to raise additional capital. Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Paul Miller has suggested that BofA might be best served by converting $27 billion of government preferred shares into common stock.NEXT: Wells Fargo
Last updated May 05 2009: 10:08 AM ET
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*Change since 9/12/08 - last trading day before collapse of Lehman Brothers.
*Change since 9/12/08 - last trading day before collapse of Lehman Brothers.
